NUR 2459 Rasmussen Mental Health Exam 1 Modules 1-3 Q&A 2023 Update

what are some psychiatric historical events that have occurred in the early psychiatric era? - ANS-18th century- state asylums created, 600,000 residents were in them, 1st school or psychiatric nursing was created in 1882, deinstitutionalization, shift in role of the nurse from custodial care to professional care. explain what early use of phenothiazine was for in early psych nursing. - ANS-it was discovered to help control psychotic behaviors and improve/ clear thinking. what were the two nursing interventions associated with somatic therapy in early psych nursing? - ANS-insulin therapy ECT therapy explain significance of insulin therapy in the early psych era. - ANS-insulin was administered until the client was comatose, this could kill the patient because the blood sugar could drop below normal levels, but it helped relive psych symptoms. explain significance of early ECT therapy. - ANS-an electrical stimulus was given to the brain with the result of a grand-map seizure. now we can control the shock given and give medications to sedate the client and stimulate the seizure and for proper monitoring throughout the procedure. explain what deinstitutionalization is. - ANS-there was a massive discharge of psychiatric patients from mental hospitals back to their original communities. what is significant about the impact of deinstitutionalization? - ANS-many of the psych patients who needed services were forced onto the streets, potentially leading them to more harm and crime. 3 main reasons deinstitutionalization was initiated. - ANS-the belief that treatment in the hospitals was inhumane hope that medications would offer a cure lack of funding at the state and federal level what is the order of maslows hierarchy of needs bottom to top? - ANS-physiological needs-safety need- love and belong needs- self esteem- self actualization what is important to know about maslows hierarchy of needs? - ANS-motivation is continuous quest for self actualization, can reverse levels based on life circumstances, lower level needs must be met first before advancement to higher level psychological